Machine for hanging wall-paper.



H. R. BROWN.

MACHINE FOR HANGING WALL PAPER.

APPLIOATIOK FILED J'AN.29. 1914.

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H. R. BROWN. MACHINE FOR HANGING WALL PAPER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1914.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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HENRY R. BROWN, OF GREAT BEND, KANSAS.

MACHINE FOB HANGTNG WALL-PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed llanuary 29. 1 14. Serial No. 815,219.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, HENRY R, BROWN,

character having improved means for smoothing the paper as it is applied to the wall.

' A secondary object is to provide means for effectually guiding the paper thus facilitating its application to a great extent. 5

Still another object is to provide means whereby either heavy or thin paste may be used to equal advantage.

With the above objects in view, the in- I vention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown 1n the drawings wherein Figure l is a side elevation showing the manner of using my improved machine in applying paper to a vertical wall; Fig. 2 is an end view, the paper being removed; Fig. 8 is a top plan view; and Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my improved paper hanging machine as comprising in-general, a paste receptacle 1, a pasting roller 2, a paper reel 3, front and rear guide rollers 4 and 5 for guiding the paper from said reel around said paste roller, other guide rollers 6 for facilitating the proper application of the paper and a smoothing roller 7 The paste receptacle 1 is substantially rectangular and has its upper end closed by a top 8 which is hinged to the end-walls of said receptacle at 9, a hook 10 being employed for retaining said top in closed position. The lower side of the receptacle 1 is either left entirely open as shown in the drawings, or is provided with a suitable paste discharge opening beneath which the pasting roller 2 is revolubly mounted. Said pasting roller is preferably supported in the lower ends of bearing arms 11 which are provided with slots 12 through which screws 13 are passed, said screws entering the end walls 141 of the receptacle 1. By this feature of constructiorn'I am enabled to adjust the roller 2 farther from or closer to said discharge opening for the purpose of allowing either heavy or light paste to be discharged from said opening- The paper reel 3 is mounted near the lower end of the receptacle 1 in forwardly projecting spring arms 15 which are secured in any suitable manner to the front wall of said receptacle. The front guide roller 4 is revolubly mounted above said reel 8 and slightly in rear thereof, its pintles being mounted in bearing ears 16 which,

' like the arms 15 are secured to the front of the receptacle 1. The rear guide roller 5 is provided with suitable pintles which are revolubly mounted in rearwardly extending arms 17 which are rigidly secured tothe 0pposite end walls 14 of the receptacle 1, said arms being connected at their free ends by a lateral cross rod 18 while a second cross rod 19 connects said arms intermediate their ends. The cross rod 19 is provided with an operating handle 20.

The guide rollers 6 are revolubly mounted in bearing ears 21 rising from the top 8 and disposed at the extreme ends of said top although this precise location is not alto gether necessary provided other slight alterations are made. I

The smoothing roller 7 has its pintles journaled in the forward ends of arms 22 which are connected by a cross rod 23 and have their'rear ends journaled on the cross rod 18. The rod 23 is provided with a suitable handle 24 which is adapted for use in connection with the handle 20 for operating the machine in a manner to appear. The roller 7 may be of any suitable construction but is preferably provided with a wrapping 25 on its periphery, which wrapping is preferably of rather resilient material thus obviating any danger of injuring the wall paper.

In the operation of the device, the handles 20 and 24 are grasped by the hands of the operator and the handle 24 is raised to such an extent as to position the smoothing roller 7 approximately as shown in Fig. 1. The paper may now be unrolled' from the reel 3, passed around the guide roller 4., extended downwardly beneath the pasting roller 2, and then passed upwardly between the receptacle 1 and the guide roller 5 and passed under the smoothing roller 7 The free end of thepaper may now be stuck.

at the top of the wall and the entire machine may be moved. downwardly with its guide rollers 6 contacting against the wall to steady and guide the machine While the smoothing roller 7 is forced into contact with the paper which is thus pressed firmly against the Wall.

After the first strip has been pasted on the wall, one of the guide rollers 6 may be run down the edge \of said strip thus guiding the next strip and correctly positioning it. This operation may berepeated until the entire wall iscompleted.

By the specific mountingof .the smoothing roller 7, I am enabled to work said roller up and down as the paper is being applied to the wall thus effectually pasting it :to the Ward or away from said discharge opening, a paper reel revolubly supported by said receptacle, guide rollers supported by the latter, a pair of wall engaging rollers on the oppositeends of said'receptacle and projecting above the top thereof, and a smoothing roller journaled above said last mentioned rollers. F

2. A device of the character describedcomprising a paste receptacle, paste apply- 1ng mechanism, paper carrymg means, arms projecting rearwardly from the opposite ends of said receptacle, across bar connecting the free ends of said arms, a second cross bar con-nectlng said arms intermediate their ends and provided with a hand grip, a pair the paper unwound from said reel, and a smoothing roller .spaced above said wall engaging .roller.

In testnnony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY R. BROWN.

. Witnesses:

G. N. DANIEL, O. W. Dawson.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.? 

